MEDICAID OFFERS ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FOR PROVIDER PAYMENTS
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) along with their eMedNY contractor,
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), is pleased to announce the availability of
eMedNY Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Providers who enroll in EFT will have their
Medicaid payments directly deposited in their checking or savings account.
The EFT transactions will be initiated on Wednesdays and due to normal banking
procedures, the transferred funds may not become available in the provider’s chosen
account for up to 48 hours after transfer. Please contact your banking institution
regarding the availability of funds.
Please note that EFT does not waive the two-week lag for releasing Medicaid
disbursements.
To enroll in EFT, providers must complete the EFT PROVIDER ENROLLMENT FORM
that can be found in this document along with detailed instruction for the completion of
the form. Prior to completing the form, please carefully read the INSTRUCTIONS
SHEET and follow its directions.
Providers with more than one provider number (Medicaid number or National Provider
ID (NPI)) must attach a list of NPI and MMIS ID Number(s) to the application.
If a provider has one NPI associated with multiple provider ID’s, he/she should place the
NPI on the application form and include an attached list of the provider ID’s numbers on
letterhead. For providers who have multiple NPIs and MMIS IDs, both the NPIs and the
MMIS ID’s need to be submitted on a letterhead and attached to the application.
Please note any attachments to the EFT application must contain an original signature.
Provider Groups that receive payments under the Group ID need only to complete
a single enrollment form for the Group NPI. However, members of Provider Groups
who also bill individually may also enroll by submitting a separate enrollment form using
their individual Provider NPI.
Please note that one of the following items must be attached to your Enrollment
form:
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